Patience is sorrow's salve.

Patience is sorrow's salve.

Jesus' Fig Tree
He did belittle you..
but soon he'll bebig you..
and in the spring
with read more

Jesus' Fig Tree
He did belittle you..
but soon he'll bebig you..
and in the spring
with blooms he will wig you..
in summer he'll summon
a jade garb
to resprig you..
and in the fall
on patient twigs
with fresh fruit
he'll refig you.

Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.

Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.

Beware the fury of a patient man.

Beware the fury of a patient man.

Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow read more

Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow - that is patience.

Patience is a minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.

Patience is a minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.

Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.

Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.

Every one ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct.
[Lat., Sua quisque exempla debet aequo animo read more

Every one ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct.
[Lat., Sua quisque exempla debet aequo animo pati.]

Patience and passage of time do more than strength and fury.

Patience and passage of time do more than strength and fury.